Which to use
“echaban” and “echan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,478
- “echaban” frequency rank
- #9,806
- “echan” frequency rank
- 45284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echaban | echan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de echar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de echar o de echarse. |
Where the eye mixes echaban and echan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echaban with echan
A purely visual mix-up. echaban ([eˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]) and echan ([ˈet͡ʃãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echaban is recorded at frequency rank #35,478, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]. echan is at rank #9,806, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈet͡ʃãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45284, this pair ranks #132,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of echaban vs echan
Shared letters: acehn. Private to "echaban": b. Private to "echan": -.
"echaban" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "echan" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echaban" and "echan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "echaban" vs "echan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "echaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echaban" and "echan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echaban vs echarán". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #132,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.